Elkhorn Fire
The Elkhorn Fire was reported on July 24, 2023 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 26,048 acres. It was declared out on October 31, 2023.
- Size
- 26,048 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped January 12, 2024 at 11:38 AM PST, 25,980 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.504, -115.315.
The incident
- Size
- 26,048 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2023 at 4:34 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 5, 2023 at 2:15 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 31, 2023 at 7:50 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 25 miles NE of Warren, ID.
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Warren
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-IDPAF-002673
- IRWIN identifier
- C6F49A2B-BCE4-42E6-835D-7E230017FDD3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2023 (1,123 acres) to January 12, 2024 (25,980 acres). The largest one-day growth was 20,551 acres, mapped July 31, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2023 | 1,123 | |
| July 26, 2023 | 1,250 | +127 |
| July 27, 2023 | 1,528 | +278 |
| July 28, 2023 | 1,652 | +124 |
| July 30, 2023 | 2,152 | +500 |
| July 31, 2023 | 22,703 | +20,551 |
| August 1, 2023 | 22,361 | -342 |
| August 2, 2023 | 23,940 | +1,579 |
| August 9, 2023 | 25,786 | +1,846 |
| August 10, 2023 | 25,962 | +176 |
| August 12, 2023 | 25,966 | +4 |
| August 13, 2023 | 25,973 | +7 |
| August 15, 2023 | 25,980 | +7 |
| January 12, 2024 | 25,980 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grangeville, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 10, 2024 at 10:15 AM PST. Identifier 2023-IDPAF-002673.